Ryan Freel Stats

Ryan Freel was born on Monday, March 8, 1976, in Jacksonville, Florida. Freel was 25 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 4, 2001, with the Toronto Blue Jays. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Ryan Freel baseball stats page.

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"I'm going to go out there and play and have fun. I'm looking forward to winning and showing that I'm healthy. I guess that's my biggest thing. I'm feeling 100 percent right now. I don't want to be 10-20 years down the road wondering if I would've played and got picked up. I know that probably all the guys in this league, they're goal is not to be independent ball all year. You can be put me in that group. I want to get back to big leagues, and if this is way I have to do it, that's what I have to do. I'm going to make the best of it and it sounds like I'm going to be very pleased going out there." - Freel, Ryan. Ryan Freel brings major-league effort, resume to Patriots. Dunleavy, Ryan. Patriot Pulse Staff Writer. 9 April 2010.

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Ryan Freel Autograph on a 2004 Topps Baseball Card (#567)

Ryan Freel Autograph on a 2004 Topps Baseball Card (#567)

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Birth Name:   Ryan Paul Freel
Nickname:   None
Born On:   03-08-1976  (Pisces)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Jacksonville, Florida
Year of Death Data Died On:   12-22-2012 (1,000 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Jacksonville, Florida
Cemetery:   Oaklawn Cemetery, Jacksonville, Florida
High School:   Englewood High School (Jacksonville, FL)
College:   Tallahassee Community College
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   5-09   Player Weight Chart Weight:   180
First Game:   04-04-2001 (Age 25)
Last Game:   08-04-2009
Draft:   1995 : 10th Round (272nd)

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Ryan Freel Pitching Stats

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Ryan Freel Hitting Stats

2001 25 Blue Jays 9 22 1 6 1 0 0 0 3 1 0 4 0 0 1 0 .273 .333 .318
2003 27 Reds 43 137 23 39 6 1 4 0 12 9 1 13 2 1 4 2 .285 .344 .431
2004 28 Reds 143 505 74 140 21 8 3 0 28 67 0 88 8 0 12 7 .277 .375 .368
2005 29 Reds 103 369 69 100 19 3 4 0 21 51 0 59 3 0 8 9 .271 .371 .371
2006 30 Reds 132 454 67 123 30 2 8 0 27 57 0 98 3 0 9 5 .271 .363 .399
2007 31 Reds 75 277 44 68 13 3 3 0 16 18 0 47 2 0 7 4 .245 .308 .347
2008 32 Reds 48 131 17 39 8 0 0 0 10 8 0 18 2 1 1 3 .298 .340 .359
2009 33 Orioles 9 15 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 4 0 0 0 0 .133 .350 .133
2009 33 Cubs 14 28 1 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 7 1 0 1 1 .143 .226 .143
2009 33 Royals 18 45 8 11 2 0 0 0 3 4 0 12 0 0 0 0 .244 .306 .289
8 Years 594 1,983 306 532 100 17 22 0 122 222 1 350 21 2 43 31 .268 .354 .369

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Ryan Freel Fielding Stats

2001 Blue Jays 2B 7 6 147 32 4.6 31 11 20 1 4 n/a n/a n/a .969 5.69
2001 Blue Jays LF 1 0 3 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
2003 Reds 2B 11 10 230 35 3.2 34 14 20 1 2 n/a n/a n/a .971 3.99
2003 Reds 3B 2 1 30 2 1.0 2 0 2 0 2 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.80
2003 Reds CF 20 19 492 52 2.6 52 50 2 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.85
2003 Reds LF 5 3 81 8 1.6 8 8 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.67
2004 Reds 2B 15 10 277 48 3.2 48 25 23 0 4 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 4.68
2004 Reds 3B 56 51 1,177 161 2.9 149 42 107 12 11 n/a n/a n/a .925 3.42
2004 Reds CF 42 29 814 81 1.9 80 76 4 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .988 2.65
2004 Reds LF 12 12 256 30 2.5 30 29 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.16
2004 Reds RF 46 26 795 85 1.8 83 80 3 2 2 n/a n/a n/a .976 2.82
2005 Reds 2B 48 48 1,149 224 4.7 218 91 127 6 24 n/a n/a n/a .973 5.12
2005 Reds 3B 10 8 207 32 3.2 30 5 25 2 1 n/a n/a n/a .938 3.91
2005 Reds CF 18 10 303 42 2.3 42 41 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.74
2005 Reds LF 25 17 492 51 2.0 51 45 6 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.80
2005 Reds RF 13 6 210 23 1.8 23 23 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.96
2006 Reds 2B 13 11 273 49 3.8 48 23 25 1 2 n/a n/a n/a .980 4.75
2006 Reds 3B 13 9 258 32 2.5 32 7 25 0 2 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.35
2006 Reds CF 54 44 1,200 131 2.4 131 127 4 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.95
2006 Reds LF 13 3 126 11 0.8 11 10 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.36
2006 Reds RF 42 41 1,083 113 2.7 108 101 7 5 1 n/a n/a n/a .956 2.69
2007 Reds 2B 2 1 27 6 3.0 6 3 3 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 6.00
2007 Reds 3B 19 15 372 48 2.5 46 17 29 2 3 n/a n/a n/a .958 3.34
2007 Reds CF 59 49 1,332 141 2.4 139 136 3 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .986 2.82
2007 Reds LF 1 0 6 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
2008 Reds 2B 3 1 36 9 3.0 9 4 5 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 6.75
2008 Reds 3B 4 4 99 9 2.3 8 4 4 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .889 2.18
2008 Reds CF 23 19 456 46 2.0 46 45 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.72
2008 Reds LF 13 2 138 6 0.5 6 6 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.17
2008 Reds RF 5 0 30 4 0.8 4 4 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.60
2009 Orioles 2B 2 0 12 1 0.5 1 0 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.25
2009 Orioles 3B 2 1 9 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
2009 Orioles LF 5 3 93 8 1.6 8 8 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.32
2009 Orioles RF 1 0 9 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
2009 Cubs 3B 7 7 153 13 1.9 12 2 10 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .923 2.12
2009 Cubs CF 1 1 21 1 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.29
2009 Cubs LF 1 0 9 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
2009 Cubs RF 1 0 12 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
2009 Royals 2B 1 0 6 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
2009 Royals CF 4 4 96 5 1.3 5 5 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.41
2009 Royals LF 1 1 27 3 3.0 3 2 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.00
2009 Royals RF 12 6 192 9 0.8 9 9 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.27
CF Totals 221 175 4,714 499 2.3 496 481 15 3 1 n/a n/a n/a .994 2.84
RF Totals 120 79 2,331 234 2.0 227 217 10 7 3 n/a n/a n/a .970 2.63
3B Totals 113 96 2,305 297 2.6 279 77 202 18 20 n/a n/a n/a .939 3.27
2B Totals 102 87 2,157 404 4.0 395 171 224 9 38 n/a n/a n/a .978 4.94
LF Totals 77 41 1,231 117 1.5 117 108 9 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.57
8 Years 633 478 12,738 1,551 2.5 1,514 1,054 460 37 62 n/a n/a n/a .976 3.21

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Ryan Freel Miscellaneous Stats

2001 Blue Jays 2 1 .667 0 2 0 0.0 5.5 7.3 - - -
2003 Reds 9 4 .692 5 3 0 34.3 10.5 11.4 - - -
2004 Reds 37 10 .787 3 4 0 168.3 5.7 18.0 - - -
2005 Reds 36 10 .783 9 2 0 92.3 6.3 17.6 - - -
2006 Reds 37 11 .771 13 5 0 56.8 4.6 16.8 - - -
2007 Reds 15 8 .652 7 0 0 92.3 5.9 17.3 - - -
2008 Reds 6 4 .600 12 5 0 0.0 7.3 13.1 - - -
2009 Orioles 0 0 .000 2 0 0 0.0 3.8 15.0 - - -
2009 Cubs 1 0 1.000 3 1 0 0.0 4.0 28.0 - - -
2009 Royals 0 0 .000 1 4 0 0.0 3.8 15.0 - - -
8 Years 143 48 .749 55 26 0 90.1 5.7 16.3 - - -

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Ryan Freel Miscellaneous Items of Interest

2001 Toronto Blue Jays 11 $200,000.00 - -
2003 Cincinnati Reds 6 $300,000.00 - -
2004 Cincinnati Reds 6 $320,000.00 - -
2005 Cincinnati Reds 6 $405,000.00 - -
2006 Cincinnati Reds 6 $1,300,000.00 - -
2007 Cincinnati Reds 6 $2,325,000.00 - -
2008 Cincinnati Reds 6 $3,000,000.00 - -
2009 Baltimore Orioles 2 $4,000,000.00 - -
2009 Chicago Cubs 4 $4,000,000.00 - -
2009 Kansas City Royals 26 "     "     - -

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Did you know that Ryan Freel was inducted into the Tallahassee Community College Eagle Athletics Hall of Fame on September 28, 2007? Take a look beyond the stats with this Tallahassee Community College Press Release:

Meet Eagle Athletics Hall of Fame Inductee Ryan Freel

"Making a Major League Baseball team's roster is the dream of so many youth baseball players, and he has had the opportunity to live this dream. Over 100 players have worn a TCC jersey and only four have had the priveledge of making it to the highest level." -- Brian Anweiler, TCC Athletic Director

Ryan Freel, a native of Jacksonville, Fla., signed with Tallahassee Community College in January 1994, as a senior at Englewood High School. Though he only played one season in an Eagle uniform, he made an immediate impact, helping TCC win its first-ever Panhandle Conference Championship in 1995 en route to a 35-14 record.

During his only season at TCC, Freel, who played second base, established a single-season record for stolen bases with 38, a mark that still stands 12 years later. His total also ranks sixth on the school's all-time stolen base list. Following the 1995 season, Freel signed a professional contract with the Toronto Blue Jays.

After spending parts of six seasons in the Blue Jays' farm system, Freel made his major league debut with Toronto, as a defensive replacement, on April 4, 2001, against the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. One day later, he singled in his first big league plate appearance. Though his first stint in "The Show" lasted only nine games, it served as the foundation for what has become a solid career.

Freel didn't return to the majors until 2003, this time as a member of the Cincinnati Reds. When he was recalled on August 20, he wasted no time making a splash, becoming just the fifth player to hit his first big league home run off future Hall of Fame pitcher Randy Johnson. Appearing in 43 games during four separate stints with the big league club, Freel had found a home in Cincinnati.

Freel's breakout season came in 2004 when he started 128 games for the Reds. In doing so, he became the first major league player in twelve years to start at least ten games at five different positions (2B, 3B, RF, CF, LF). Though he led the Reds in seven categories, including triples (8) and stolen bases (37), it was his defensive tenacity that won him a place in the hearts of Reds' fans.

The fleet-footed Freel also led the Reds in stolen bases in 2005 and 2006, becoming the first player in 18 years to lead the club three consecutive seasons. He has also become a fixture on the "Web Gems" segment of ESPN's popular Baseball Tonight program.

To date, Freel has a .270 batting average and 136 stolen bases in 505 career games.

Source: Tallahassee Community College.

Ryan Freel, who died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, is the first former Major League Baseball player to have his brain studied by the Boston University Center for the Study of Traumatic Encephalopathy and the first to be diagnosed with chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). Major League Baseball added a mandatory seven-day disabled list for head injuries due to the diagnosis during the Winter Meetings in 2013.

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